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1. Toward an Understanding of the Emotive Structure and Motivational Systems and Their Influence on the Processing of Strategic Health Messages

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Open Access
Author:
Yan, Changmin
Title:
Toward an Understanding of the Emotive Structure and Motivational Systems and Their Influence on the Processing of Strategic Health Messages
Graduate Program:
Mass Communications
Keywords:
Motivation
Mood
Emotion
Affect
Frames
Framing
Persuation
Health
File:
Download Changmin_Yan_Dissertation.PDF
Committee Members:
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

2. Examining Cross-Domain Linkages Between Social Support, Control Beliefs, and Health

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Open Access
Author:
Infurna, Frank John
Title:
Examining Cross-Domain Linkages Between Social Support, Control Beliefs, and Health
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Control Beliefs
Lifespan Development
Multivariate LGC
Health
Social Support
File:
Download Infurna_thesis_FINAL_070209.pdf
Committee Members:
Denis Gerstorf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denis Gerstorf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Breaking the "Iron" Barrier: Implications of Deviance Neutralization Theory on the Division of Household Labor and Health

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Open Access
Author:
Sawyer, Katina
Title:
Breaking the "Iron" Barrier: Implications of Deviance Neutralization Theory on the Division of Household Labor and Health
Graduate Program:
Psychology
Keywords:
Female Breadwinner
Health
Household Labor
File:
Download Thesisfinal_Sawyer4_17new.pdf
Committee Members:
Jeanette Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Jeanette Cleveland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. Educated and At-risk: How the Shortage of Available Male Partners Influences Hiv Risk for Unmarried College-educated African-american Women Ages 25-34

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Open Access
Author:
Newsome, Valerie Renee
Title:
Educated and At-risk: How the Shortage of Available Male Partners Influences Hiv Risk for Unmarried College-educated African-american Women Ages 25-34
Graduate Program:
Biobehavioral Health
Keywords:
HIV
Culture
Health
African-American
Women
Sex
Condom Use
File:
Download Dissertation_FINAL_V_Newsome.pdf
Committee Members:
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lori Anne Francis, Committee Member
Gary King, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

5. The Power of the Written Word: Three Essays on Schooling, Literacy, and Health in sub-saharan Africa

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Open Access
Author:
Smith , Emily Grace
Title:
The Power of the Written Word: Three Essays on Schooling, Literacy, and Health in sub-saharan Africa
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Literacy
Schooling
Health
Africa
Education
Child Survival
Women
File:
Download SmithGreenaway_Dissertation_June2014_Submitted.pdf
Committee Members:
Jenny Trinitapoli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Kevin J Thomas, Committee Member
David P Baker, Special Member

6. Intersecting Social Disadvantages and Chronic Inflammation: Exploring Heterogeneity and Proximate Risk Factors

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Open Access
Author:
Richman, Aliza Dresner
Title:
Intersecting Social Disadvantages and Chronic Inflammation: Exploring Heterogeneity and Proximate Risk Factors
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Social Disadvantage
Chronic Inflammation
C-reactive protein
Health
File:
Download dissertation_richman.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Matthews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
Jason Ramone Thomas, Committee Member
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Special Member

8. The Enduring Legacy of Slavery: a Historical Examination of Black-white Mortality Disparities

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Open Access
Author:
Black, Nyesha Cheyenne
Title:
The Enduring Legacy of Slavery: a Historical Examination of Black-white Mortality Disparities
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Mortality Disparities
Slavery
Health
Stratification
Place
File:
Download 1-NCBlack_Dissertation_PennState_0406.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Matthews, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member
Molly Martin, Committee Member
Shedra Amy Snipes, Committee Member

9. “At Risk” Cardiovascular Health Profiles: Metabolic Dysregulation through Acculturative Processes for Hispanic Men and Women in the United States

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Open Access
Author:
Logan, Ellis Scott
Title:
“At Risk” Cardiovascular Health Profiles: Metabolic Dysregulation through Acculturative Processes for Hispanic Men and Women in the United States
Graduate Program:
Sociology
Keywords:
Health
Metabolic
Acculturation
Biomarker
Hispanic
sex
File:
Download Thesis_ESL_fin.pdf
Committee Members:
Stephen Augustus Matthews, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Hardy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. A Comparative Study Of Health Literacy and How Rural Communities Understand Hypertension Information in Uganda And Tanzania

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Open Access
Author:
Freer, Robert J
Title:
A Comparative Study Of Health Literacy and How Rural Communities Understand Hypertension Information in Uganda And Tanzania
Graduate Program:
Adult Education
Keywords:
Health
Literacy
Education
Hypertension
Africa
File:
Download Dissertation_of_Robert_Freer_.pdf
Committee Members:
Ladislaus M Semali, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Adnan A Qayyum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jamie Myers, Committee Member
Sinfree Bullock Makoni, Committee Member